1959 AL Final Standings and League Leaders

 September 28, 1959

 Cleveland wins the AL Pennant.  Here are the Final Standings for the 1959 AL season with the final League Leaders. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           91  63  .591 ----  *WON*   89  65 .578   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             87  67  .565  4.0          76  78 .494   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             86  68  .558  5.0          94  60 .610   94  60 .610
1959 Boston BOA              75  79  .487 16.0          75  79 .487   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           74  80  .481 17.0          74  80 .481   74  80 .481
1959 New York NYA            72  82  .468 19.0          79  75 .513   79  75 .513
1959 Kansas City KCA         71  83  .461 20.0          66  88 .429   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          60  94  .390 31.0          63  91 .409   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     74   80  .481 35-42 39-38 21-21 53-59 12- 5 25-14     5-5     Won 2
BOA     75   79  .487 38-39 37-40  9-15 66-64  4- 6 18-23     5-5     Lost 1
CHA     86   68  .558 42-35 44-33 27-20 59-48 10- 4 31-17     6-4     Lost 1
CLA     91   63  .591 47-30 44-33 12-11 79-52  7- 6 24-20     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     87   67  .565 45-32 42-35 17-13 70-54  4- 4 24-25     7-3     Won 1
KCA     71   83  .461 33-44 38-39 14-17 57-66  8- 9 14-23     3-7     Won 1
NYA     72   82  .468 37-40 35-42 15-22 57-60  5-12 26-27     2-8     Lost 2
WAA     60   94  .390 29-48 31-46  8-10 52-84  6-10 21-34     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  616  616  .500
HOME   306  310  .497
ROAD   310  306  .503
LEFT   123  129  .488
RIGHT  493  487  .503
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16 15-15 13-11 14-13    609   685  -76
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19 18-12 12-18 13-10    747   758  -11
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7 16-11 19-11 12-13    665   608  +57
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11 17-14 16-13 16- 8    775   650 +125
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11 14-16 14-12 14-10    828   650 +178
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19 17-13 12-17 12-13    683   803 -120
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17 14-14 14-16  8-16    605   654  -49
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  7-23 13-15  9-15    629   733 -104

1959 American League Leaders                                  Date: 9/28/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 CLA  91  63    H.Kuenn   DEA .361  C.Maxwell DEA   46  C.Maxwell DEA  140
1959 DEA  87  67    A.Kaline  DEA .340  R.Colavit CLA   45  R.Colavit CLA  128
1959 CHA  86  68    G.Woodlin BAA .324  H.Killebr WAA   42  A.Kaline  DEA  127
1959 BOA  75  79    V.Power   CLA .317  B.Allison WAA   40  J.Jensen  BOA  108
1959 BAA  74  80    N.Fox     CHA .315  W.Held    CLA   37  W.Held    CLA   99
1959 NYA  72  82
1959 KCA  71  83    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 WAA  60  94    E.Wynn    CHA   23  T.Lown    CHA   20  A.Ditmar  NYA 1.93
                    P.Foytack DEA   20  B.Loes    BAA   15  B.Turley  NYA 2.60
                    F.Lary    DEA   16  M.Forniel BOA   13  C.Pascual WAA 2.66
                    A.Ditmar  NYA   16  T.Morgan  DEA   10  E.Wynn    CHA 2.75
                    OTHERS TIED W   15  R.Duren   NYA    8  D.Mossi   DEA 2.81
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Maris   KCA   13  L.Aparici CHA   57  J.Bunning DEA  203
                    N.Fox     CHA    9  B.Tuttle  KCA   17  C.Pascual WAA  186
                    L.Doby    CHA    7  J.Landis  CHA   16  E.Wynn    CHA  185
                    H.Lopez   NYA    7  M.Mantle  NYA   15  F.Lary    DEA  156
                    C.Courtne WAA    7  A.Pilarci BAA   14  H.Score   CLA  151

1959 AL Standings: Cleveland Wins the Pennant!

 September 26, 1959

  The Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Pennant yesterday after sweeping the Kansas City Athletics in a doubleheader. With 1 game left in the regular season, the Indians will prepare to face the Milwaukee Braves in the World Series.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           91  62  .595 ----  *WON*   89  64 .582   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             86  67  .562  5.0          76  77 .497   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             86  67  .562  5.0          93  60 .608   94  60 .610
1959 Boston BOA              75  78  .490 16.0          74  79 .484   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           73  80  .477 18.0          73  80 .477   74  80 .481
1959 New York NYA            72  81  .471 19.0          79  74 .516   79  75 .513
1959 Kansas City KCA         70  83  .458 21.0          65  88 .425   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          59  94  .386 32.0          63  90 .412   63  91 .409

1959 AL Standings

 September 21, 1956

  While the Cleveland Indians were battering the Kansas City Athletics 17-5, the Detroit Tigers lost a heartbreaker to the Chicago Sox 5-4 on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 9th. The Cleveland Indians magic # is now down to 1.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           88  61  .591 ----     1    87  62 .584   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             84  66  .560  4.5          91  59 .607   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             83  66  .557  5.0          74  75 .497   76  78 .494
1959 Boston BOA              73  76  .490 15.0          70  79 .470   75  79 .487
1959 New York NYA            71  78  .477 17.0          76  73 .510   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           71  78  .477 17.0          72  77 .483   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         70  78  .473 17.5          63  85 .426   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          56  93  .376 32.0          63  86 .423   63  91 .409

1959 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 19, 1959

   The 1959 MLB season is nearing the end of the regular season. The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers have 6 games against each other. 5 after tonight's game. The Tigers gave it a valiant effort but lost the game in the 9th inning 7-6. Detroit took the lead 4 times in the game, but the bullpen failed them in the end. Harvey Kuenn homered in the top of the 9th to give Detroit a 6-5 lead. Chicago came back in the bottom of the 9th with 2 runs to win it. The winning run scored on a bases load walk.

  The Cleveland Indians magic # is now 3. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox             9/18/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           4  1  0  0 .275     L.Aparicio SS       5  0  1  0 .230  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  2  3  2 .355     N.Fox 2B            5  1  1  0 .310  
  A.Kaline CF         3  1  2  1 .339     B.Goodman 3B        4  0  0  1 .265  
  C.Maxwell LF        5  0  1  0 .282     T.Kluszewski 1B     5  0  2  1 .427  
  F.Bolling 2B        5  2  3  1 .267   D-S.Esposito PR       0  1  0  0 .278  
  L.Berberet C        3  0  1  0 .229     S.Lollar C          4  0  0  0 .244  
  T.Lepcio SS         3  0  2  2 .291     A.Smith LF          4  2  2  0 .211  
  G.Harris 1B         3  0  0  0 .187     J.Hicks RF          3  2  2  0 .667  
A-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .192     B.Phillips CF       4  0  1  2 .281  
B-B.Osborne 1B        0  0  0  0 .173   E-J.McAnany PH        0  0  0  1 .330  
  J.Bunning P         3  0  0  0 .230     B.Shaw P            3  1  1  0 .200  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .143  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400   C-E.Torgeson PH       1  0  1  1 .195  
                                          B.Latman P          0  0  0  0 .108  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 12  6                 Totals      38  7 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harris In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chrisley In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Staley In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Kluszewski In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 1  -  6 12  4
White Sox....... 0 0 1  1 0 2  0 1 2  -  7 11  0
 
Tigers (82-65)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning                 8       8   5   4   4   5   0   3.81
P.Burnside L(2-4) BS(5th) 0 2/3   3   2   0   1   2   0   2.90
D.Sisler                  0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.43
Totals                    8 2/3  11   7   4   6   7   0
 
White Sox (83-65)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw                    7      11   5   5   4   4   0   2.80
G.Staley                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.19
B.Latman WIN(8-9)         1       1   1   1   0   0   1   4.22
Totals                    9      12   6   6   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,554 DATE- Friday, September 18th 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Johnny Stevens, Larry Napp, John Rice, Eddie Rommel
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- E.Yost-2, L.Berberet-2
DOUBLES- H.Kuenn(45th), T.Kluszewski(2nd), B.Phillips(34th)
TRIPLES- H.Kuenn(7th), E.Torgeson(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Kuenn(3rd)
RBIs- H.Kuenn-2(78th), A.Kaline(120nd), F.Bolling(49th), T.Lepcio-2(28th),
      B.Goodman(24th), T.Kluszewski(14th), B.Phillips-2(48th), J.McAnany(31st),
      E.Torgeson(25th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Aparicio(56th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Berberet, J.Bunning
WALKS- E.Yost, A.Kaline-2, T.Lepcio, B.Goodman, S.Lollar, A.Smith, J.Hicks-2,
       J.McAnany
STRIKE OUTS- E.Yost, F.Bolling, T.Lepcio, J.Bunning, L.Aparicio, B.Goodman-2,
             T.Kluszewski, S.Lollar, J.Hicks, B.Phillips
GIDP- G.Harris-2, S.Lollar
2-out RBI- E.Torgeson, J.McAnany
RLISP 2-out- T.Kluszewski-2, L.Aparicio-2, C.Maxwell, E.Yost-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 4 for 9  White Sox: 2 for 15
 
Ted Kluszewski had 2 base hits at Comiskey Park as the Chicago White Sox
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Detroit Tigers by the count of 7
to 6.
 
Chicago came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning plating 2 runs on 3
base hits.  Nellie Fox led off and got things going when he reached on an
error.  Fox next to the plate and he lined a base-hit.  Billy Goodman
followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Kluszewski was up next and he
doubled which scored a run.  Sherm Lollar came to the plate and was walked
intentionally.  Al Smith kept things alive and stroked a single to load the
bases.  Joe Hicks got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Jim
McAnany then drew a walk making Chicago the victors to the delight of the
home town faithful.  Even though they scored in 5 different innings, Detroit
was not able to pull off the win.  
 
The win went to Barry Latman(8-9) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Pete
Burnside(2-4) was hit with the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 3 hits and 1 walk.
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           87  60  .592 ----     3    85  62 .578   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             83  65  .561  4.5          91  57 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             82  65  .558  5.0          72  75 .490   76  78 .494
1959 Boston BOA              72  75  .490 15.0          70  77 .476   75  79 .487
1959 New York NYA            70  77  .476 17.0          74  73 .503   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           70  77  .476 17.0          71  76 .483   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         69  77  .473 17.5          63  83 .432   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          55  92  .374 32.0          62  85 .422   63  91 .409
 

1959 AL Standings

 September 15, 1959

  The Cleveland Indians Magic # is down to 6. With only 10 games or less for the contending teams remaining, the Indians look like a lock to win the AL Pennant. Detroit and Chicago have 6 games left against each other, so they'll probably be knocking each other further back. But funnier things have happened though. Detroit fans will have to keep their fingers crossed.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           85  59  .590 ----     6    84  60 .583   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             80  64  .556  5.0          71  73 .493   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             80  65  .552  5.5          89  56 .614   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            70  74  .486 15.0          73  71 .507   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              70  74  .486 15.0          67  77 .465   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           69  75  .479 16.0          70  74 .486   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         67  76  .469 17.5          62  81 .434   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          55  89  .382 30.0          60  84 .417   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     69   75  .479 35-40 34-35 21-19 48-56 10- 5 23-14     5-5     Won 1
BOA     70   74  .486 35-35 35-39  9-13 61-61  3- 6 17-22     6-4     Won 3
CHA     80   65  .552 40-34 40-31 26-19 54-46  9- 4 28-16     3-7     Lost 2
CLA     85   59  .590 44-28 41-31 10-11 75-48  6- 6 24-20     7-3     Won 2
DEA     80   64  .556 41-31 39-33 16-12 64-52  4- 4 23-23     6-4     Won 2
KCA     67   76  .469 32-42 35-34 13-16 54-60  7- 8 13-23     7-3     Lost 1
NYA     70   74  .486 35-34 35-40 15-19 55-55  5- 9 25-23     4-6     Lost 2
WAA     55   89  .382 26-44 29-45  8- 9 47-80  6- 8 20-32     3-7     Lost 5

1959 Detroit Tigers News

 September 6, 1959

  With 18 games left in the 1959 regular season, my Detroit Tigers find themselves 3 GB the 1st place Cleveland Indians. The 2 teams will meet in a doubleheader tomorrow in Cleveland. Detroit is 7-13 this year against the Indians and these are the last 2 games scheduled between the teams. 

  Detroit has won 3 in a row lately, and Cleveland just swept 3 games from the Chicago White Sox to move into 1st place. Detroit has 6 games remaining against Chicago and they are 8-8 vs. the Sox. 

  It looks like it may be a wild finish to the season between the 3 teams.

   

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           78  56  .582 ----    19    78  56 .582   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             77  58  .570  1.5          83  52 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             76  60  .559  3.0          69  67 .507   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            67  69  .493 12.0          68  68 .500   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              65  72  .474 14.5          63  74 .460   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           63  70  .474 14.5          65  68 .489   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         60  73  .451 17.5          59  74 .444   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          54  82  .397 25.0          55  81 .404   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     63   70  .474 29-35 34-35 19-17 44-53 10- 5 21-13     5-5     Won 1
BOA     65   72  .474 30-33 35-39  9-13 56-59  3- 6 15-21     6-4     Lost 2
CHA     77   58  .570 40-31 37-27 25-18 52-40  9- 3 27-14     5-5     Lost 3
CLA     78   56  .582 42-28 36-28 10-11 68-45  5- 6 23-19     7-3     Won 3
DEA     76   60  .559 41-31 35-29 16-10 60-50  3- 4 20-22     5-5     Won 3
KCA     60   73  .451 32-42 28-31 12-16 48-57  6- 8 11-21     3-7     Lost 3
NYA     67   69  .493 32-30 35-39 13-19 54-50  5- 9 23-22     4-6     Lost 1
WAA     54   82  .397 25-39 29-43  8- 8 46-74  6- 6 19-27     5-5     Won 2

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 September 2, 1959

  The Chicago White Sox ended up sweeping the big 3 game series against the Detroit Tigers by winning the 2nd game of today's double-header 3-2. Detroit trailed 3-1 entering the 9th inning and loaded the bases with a single and 2 walks with nobody out. Gerry Staley came on in relief and walked the first batter he faced, forcing in a run to make it 3-2. Then Staley bared down and got a strikeout, popout and flyout to Save the Win for Chicago.

  With the victory, Chicago increased their AL lead over Cleveland to 1.5 games while the Tigers dropped to 4.5 games behind the 1st place White Sox.  

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox              9/2/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  0  0  0 .282     L.Aparicio SS       4  0  1  0 .239  
  H.Kuenn RF          4  0  0  0 .351     N.Fox 2B            2  1  1  0 .321  
  A.Kaline CF         3  1  2  0 .330     J.Landis CF         4  0  1  0 .277  
  C.Maxwell LF        3  1  0  0 .276     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  1  1  0 .375  
  F.Bolling 2B        3  0  0  1 .270     S.Lollar C          3  0  1  2 .245  
  R.Wilson C          4  0  1  0 .275     B.Goodman 3B        3  0  0  0 .271  
  R.Bridges SS        4  0  0  0 .281     K.McBride P         0  0  0  0 .250  
  B.Osborne 1B        3  0  0  0 .162     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .167  
E-T.Lepcio PH         0  0  0  1 .298     A.Smith LF          3  1  1  1 .204  
  P.Foytack P         2  0  0  0 .043   D-J.Rivera LF         0  0  0  0 .248  
A-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .202     J.McAnany RF        2  0  0  0 .345  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     B.Latman P          2  0  0  0 .118  
F-J.Groth PH          1  0  0  0 .267   B-B.Phillips 3B       0  0  0  0 .293  
                                        C-S.Esposito 3B       0  0  0  0 .265  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  3  2                 Totals      27  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Foytack In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Latman In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Phillips In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Smith In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Osborne In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Burnside In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  2  3  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0    -  3  6  1
 
Tigers (73-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Foytack LOSS(15-11)     7       6   3   2   4   2   1   4.22
P.Burnside                1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.61
Totals                    8       6   3   2   4   2   1
 
White Sox (77-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Latman WIN(7-8)         8       2   1   0   3   4   0   4.03
K.McBride                 0       1   1   1   2   0   0   3.31
G.Staley SAVE(7th)        1       0   0   0   1   1   0   2.18
Totals                    9       3   2   1   6   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 51,569 DATE- Wednesday, September 2nd 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- B.Osborne, L.Aparicio
DOUBLES- N.Fox(26th), S.Lollar(17th)
HOME RUNS- A.Smith(16th)
RBIs- F.Bolling(43rd), T.Lepcio(16th), S.Lollar-2(71st), A.Smith(53rd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Kaline(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Aparicio
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Latman
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Lollar
WALKS- E.Yost-2, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, F.Bolling, T.Lepcio, N.Fox-2, B.Goodman,
       J.McAnany
STRIKE OUTS- C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, R.Bridges, B.Osborne, P.Foytack, J.Landis,
             B.Latman
GIDP- T.Kluszewski
BALKS- B.Latman
2-out RBI- S.Lollar
RLISP 2-out- F.Bolling-2, R.Bridges, B.Goodman, A.Smith, J.Landis, E.Yost-2
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 1 for 12  White Sox: 1 for 7
 
Barry Latman had an impressive outing as the Chicago White Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers by the score of 3 to 2 at Comiskey Park.
 
Chicago took the lead for keeps in the bottom of the 5th inning scoring a
single run.  Al Smith cracked a solo homerun.  Detroit had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Latman(7-8) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Gerry Staley
earned his 7th save.  Paul Foytack(15-11) took the loss.  He allowed 6 hits
and 4 walks in 7 innings.  
 
'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals' said Jimmy Dykes after the game.
'We lost this game today because we didn't follow the instructions every
Little Leaguer hears every day.'

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Chicago CHA             77  55  .583 ----    22    82  50 .621   94  60 .610
1959 Cleveland CLA           75  56  .573  1.5          76  55 .580   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             73  60  .549  4.5          66  67 .496   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            66  67  .496 11.5          67  66 .504   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              64  70  .478 14.0          62  72 .463   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           61  69  .469 15.0          63  67 .485   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         60  70  .462 16.0          59  71 .454   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          52  81  .391 25.5          53  80 .398   63  91 .409

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 September 1, 1959

  The 3rd place Detroit Tigers are in Chicago for a big 3 game series against the 2nd place White Sox. Both teams are within striking distance of the 1st place Cleveland Indians. The first game features Jim Bunning on the mound for Detroit and Bob Shaw for Chicago.

  In a well pitched game, the Tigers scratched out a run in the 2nd inning and another in the 5th. With a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 6th, Bunning gave up a solo homer to Sherm Lollar. Then, with runners on 1st and 3rd, Bunning committed a balk allowing the tying run to score. In the bottom of the 8th, Lollar homed again off Bunning giving Chicago the lead 3-2. In the top of the 9th, the Tigers had runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 out and Al Kaline coming to the plate. Turk Lown got Kaline swinging for strike 3 and the victory for the White Sox.

  The win moved Chicago into a 1st place tie with Cleveland and Detroit dropped to 2.5 GB. The two teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow with a lot on the line.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Chicago White Sox              9/1/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  1  2  1 .283     L.Aparicio SS       3  0  1  0 .236  
  H.Kuenn RF          5  0  2  1 .355     N.Fox 2B            4  0  1  0 .321  
  A.Kaline CF         4  0  1  0 .331     J.Landis CF         4  0  1  0 .275  
  C.Maxwell LF        3  0  1  0 .278     T.Kluszewski 1B     4  0  1  0 .458  
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .274     S.Lollar C          4  2  2  2 .244  
  R.Wilson C          4  0  0  0 .276     B.Goodman 3B        2  1  1  0 .274  
  R.Bridges SS        4  0  1  0 .286   D-S.Esposito 3B       0  0  0  0 .265  
  B.Osborne 1B        2  1  0  0 .162     A.Smith LF          2  0  0  0 .204  
  J.Bunning P         2  0  0  0 .243   A-E.Torgeson PH       1  0  1  0 .197  
E-L.Berberet PH       1  0  0  0 .227     G.Staley P          0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        C-J.McAnany PH        1  0  0  0 .356  
                                          T.Lown P            0  0  0  0 .500  
                                          J.Rivera RF         3  0  1  0 .248  
                                          B.Shaw P            2  0  0  0 .190  
                                        B-B.Phillips PH,LF    1  0  0  0 .293  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  7  2                 Totals      31  3  9  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Smith In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Staley In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Goodman In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bunning In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 1    -  3  9  0
 
Tigers (73-58)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning LOSS(12-10)     8       9   3   3   2   6   2   3.83
Totals                    8       9   3   3   2   6   2
 
White Sox (75-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Shaw                    7       5   2   2   5   4   0   2.31
G.Staley WIN(9-1)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.21
T.Lown SAVE(16th)         1       2   0   0   0   2   0   1.57
Totals                    9       7   2   2   5   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,905 DATE- Tuesday, September 1st 1959 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Frank Umont, Charlie Berry, Jim Honochick
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  White Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 1
DOUBLES- E.Yost(19th), J.Landis(25th)
TRIPLES- H.Kuenn(6th)
HOME RUNS- S.Lollar-2(21st)
RBIs- E.Yost(61st), H.Kuenn(68th), S.Lollar-2(68th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Bunning
WALKS- E.Yost-2, A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, B.Osborne, L.Aparicio, B.Goodman
HIT BY PITCH- B.Osborne, B.Goodman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline, C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, B.Osborne, J.Bunning, L.Berberet,
             N.Fox, T.Kluszewski, S.Lollar, A.Smith, B.Shaw-2
GIDP- F.Bolling, S.Lollar
BALKS- J.Bunning
2-out RBI- E.Yost, S.Lollar
RLISP 2-out- R.Wilson-2, H.Kuenn, C.Maxwell, J.Bunning, T.Kluszewski, N.Fox,
             A.Kaline
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 9  White Sox: 0 for 4
 
Catcher Sherm Lollar ripped 2 homeruns as the Chicago White Sox defeated the
Detroit Tigers 3 to 2 at Comiskey Park.
 
The game was won by Chicago when they scored a run in the 8th inning.  After
two outs Lollar delivered a solo blast.  Detroit had a chance in the 9th but
they came up short.  
 
The win went to Gerry Staley(9-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Staley got
help from Turk Lown who was credited with his 16th save.  Jim Bunning(12-10)
was charged with the loss.  
 
With this win, Chicago has a 75-55 record. They have been 7-3 lately.  With
the loss, Detroit has a record of 6-4 lately, 73-58 overall.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           75  55  .577 ----    25    75  55 .577   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             75  55  .577 ----          80  50 .615   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             73  58  .557  2.5          66  65 .504   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            64  67  .489 11.5          65  66 .496   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           61  67  .477 13.0          61  67 .477   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              62  70  .470 14.0          62  70 .470   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         59  70  .457 15.5          59  70 .457   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          52  79  .397 23.5          53  78 .405   63  91 .409

1959 AL Standings

 September 1, 1959

   My Detroit Tigers held 1st place for most of this 1959 season until the very last day in July when the Cleveland Indians took the top spot. The Indians have held 1st place for all but 2 days in August. The Chicago White Sox moved into 1st for those 2 days.  

  Now that we've reached the last month of the 1959 season, it looks like a fierce battle for the AL Pennant will be happening. The Tigers have had the most explosive offense and the White Sox the best pitching this year. Chicago had the best record in August, 19-11. The Indians are 2nd in hitting and 3rd in pitching. It should be an exciting last month.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           75  55  .577 ----    25    75  55 .577   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             74  55  .574   .5          80  49 .620   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             73  57  .562  2.0          65  65 .500   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            64  66  .492 11.0          64  66 .492   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              62  69  .473 13.5          62  69 .473   75  79 .487
1959 Baltimore BAA           60  67  .472 13.5          61  66 .480   74  80 .481
1959 Kansas City KCA         59  70  .457 15.5          59  70 .457   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          51  79  .392 24.0          52  78 .400   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     60   67  .472 28-33 32-34 17-16 43-51  9- 5 20-12     6-4     Lost 1
BOA     62   69  .473 30-32 32-37  8-13 54-56  3- 6 14-20     4-6     Won 2
CHA     74   55  .574 37-28 37-27 25-18 49-37  9- 2 25-13     6-4     Won 1
CLA     75   55  .577 42-27 33-28 10-11 65-44  4- 6 22-19     5-5     Lost 1
DEA     73   57  .562 38-31 35-26 15-10 58-47  3- 4 20-20     6-4     Lost 1
KCA     59   70  .457 32-42 27-28 11-15 48-55  6- 8 11-21     3-7     Won 1
NYA     64   66  .492 29-28 35-38 13-19 51-47  4- 8 20-21     5-5     Lost 1
WAA     51   79  .392 23-38 28-41  8- 8 43-71  6- 5 18-24     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  518  518  .500
HOME   259  259  .500
ROAD   259  259  .500
LEFT   107  110  .493
RIGHT  411  408  .502
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16 15-15 13-11  0- 0    500   579  -79
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19 18-12 12-18  0- 0    630   660  -30
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7 16-11 19-11  0- 0    567   489  +78
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11 17-14 16-13  0- 0    633   556  +77
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11 14-16 14-12  0- 0    707   548 +159
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19 17-13 12-17  0- 0    576   658  -82
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17 14-14 14-16  0- 0    521   544  -23
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  7-23 13-15  0- 0    519   619 -100

1959 AL Standings

August 23, 1959

  Things are really heating up in the AL pennant race. The Chicago White Sox have gotten hot and are now just 1/2 G behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians. The Indians and Detroit Tigers have been playing .500 ball which has allowed the Sox to gain ground.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           70  52  .574 ----    34    71  51 .582   89  65 .578
1959 Chicago CHA             68  51  .571   .5          72  47 .605   94  60 .610
1959 Detroit DEA             69  54  .561  1.5          60  63 .488   76  78 .494
1959 New York NYA            61  61  .500  9.0          61  61 .500   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              58  64  .475 12.0          57  65 .467   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         57  65  .467 13.0          57  65 .467   66  88 .429
1959 Baltimore BAA           56  64  .467 13.0          59  61 .492   74  80 .481
1959 Washington WAA          47  75  .385 23.0          49  73 .402   63  91 .409
 
 

1959 AL Standings and League Leaders

 August 15, 1959

 It's halfway through the month of August. The Detroit Tigers relinquished their hold on 1st place at the end of July to the Cleveland Indians and are now 3.5 GB. The Chicago White Sox are also more in the picture for the top spot in the AL, trailing the Indians by just 4.5 games.

  Detroit's Charley Maxwell is putting together a career best season at the plate. Teammate's Al Kaline and Harvey Kuenn are putting together fine seasons themselves.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           68  47  .591 ----    37    67  48 .583   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             65  51  .560  3.5          56  60 .483   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             62  50  .554  4.5          69  43 .616   94  60 .610
1959 Boston BOA              56  58  .491 11.5          52  62 .456   75  79 .487
1959 New York NYA            55  59  .482 12.5          57  57 .500   79  75 .513
1959 Kansas City KCA         55  60  .478 13.0          53  62 .461   66  88 .429
1959 Baltimore BAA           51  62  .451 16.0          56  57 .496   74  80 .481
1959 Washington WAA          45  70  .391 23.0          47  68 .409   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     51   62  .451 26-33 25-29 13-16 38-46  9- 5 17-11     4-6     Lost 1
BOA     56   58  .491 27-31 29-27  8-11 48-47  3- 6 12-15     5-5     Won 1
CHA     62   50  .554 29-25 33-25 21-17 41-33  9- 1 22-10     6-4     Lost 1
CLA     68   47  .591 36-20 32-27  9-11 59-36  3- 5 20-18     6-4     Won 3
DEA     65   51  .560 31-27 34-24 13- 9 52-42  3- 4 16-18     5-5     Lost 2
KCA     55   60  .478 28-32 27-28 10-12 45-48  6- 7  8-19     5-5     Won 1
NYA     55   59  .482 27-27 28-32 12-19 43-40  4- 8 17-18     4-6     Lost 4
WAA     45   70  .391 21-37 24-33  7- 8 38-62  4- 5 15-18     5-5     Won 3
TOTAL  457  457  .500
HOME   225  232  .492
ROAD   232  225  .508
LEFT    93  103  .474
RIGHT  364  354  .507
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16 15-15  4- 6  0- 0    443   532  -89
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19 18-12  6- 7  0- 0    560   564   -4
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7 16-11  7- 6  0- 0    454   439  +15
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11 17-14  9- 5  0- 0    570   485  +85
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11 14-16  6- 6  0- 0    642   486 +156
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19 17-13  8- 7  0- 0    528   583  -55
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17 14-14  5- 9  0- 0    454   475  -21
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  7-23  7- 6  0- 0    469   556  -87

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 American League                 Date: 8/15/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 CLA  68  47    H.Kuenn   DEA .357  C.Maxwell DEA   36  C.Maxwell DEA  116
1959 DEA  65  51    A.Kaline  DEA .331  R.Colavit CLA   34  A.Kaline  DEA   93
1959 CHA  62  50    G.Woodlin BAA .321  B.Allison WAA   33  R.Colavit CLA   91
1959 BOA  56  58    N.Fox     CHA .316  H.Killebr WAA   32  J.Jensen  BOA   78
1959 NYA  55  59    P.Runnels BOA .315  J.Jensen  BOA   29  H.Killebr WAA   75
1959 KCA  55  60
1959 BAA  51  62    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 WAA  45  70    E.Wynn    CHA   18  T.Lown    CHA   12  A.Ditmar  NYA 1.89
                    F.Lary    DEA   14  M.Forniel BOA   11  B.Shaw    CHA 2.33
                    P.Foytack DEA   12  B.Loes    BAA   10  C.Pascual WAA 2.58
                    A.Ditmar  NYA   12  T.Morgan  DEA    9  E.Wynn    CHA 2.74
                    C.Pascual WAA   12  R.Duren   NYA    6  B.Turley  NYA 2.88
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Snyder  KCA   11  L.Aparici CHA   42  J.Bunning DEA  148
                    H.Smith   KCA   10  B.Tuttle  KCA   16  H.Score   CLA  141
                    L.Aparici CHA    9  A.Pilarci BAA   11  C.Pascual WAA  140
                    V.Power   CLA    9  J.Landis  CHA   11  E.Wynn    CHA  135
                    J.Jensen  BOA    8  OTHERS TIED W   10  F.Lary    DEA  131

1959 AL Standings and League Leaders

 August 1, 1959

   The calendar is flipped to August in the 1959 AL season. My Detroit Tigers have been in a funk, losing 5 of their last 6 games and going 14-16 overall in July. Cleveland (59-42) was 17-14. This has allowed the Indians to move into 1st place and the Tigers (59-45) to drop into 2nd, 1.5 games behind. The injury bug has hit Detroit with Al Kaline(cf), Harvey Kuenn(rf), Rocky Bridges(ss), and Frank Bolling(2b) missing a significant amount of playing time. 

  The Chicago White Sox (55-44) were 16-11 in July and are gaining ground on the top spot. They're in 3rd place, 3 games behind. The New York Yankees are in 4th place with a 50-50 record. Only the Washington Senators, who are mired in last place, failed to gain ground on Detroit in July. 

  Detroit's offense this season has been incredible. Their 591 runs scored and +144 Runs/Angst Differential far outpaces any other team. The only other team with a + Differential is Cleveland (+61). Detroit's hitting is led by Charley Maxwell who leads the AL in Homeruns and RBI (32, 104). Harvey Kuenn (.345) and Al Kaline (.341) are 1, 2 in Batting Avg. Kaline is also 2nd in the league in RBI (79). 

  Rocky Colavito (29 HR, 75 RBI) and Woody Held (27 HR) have led the Cleveland hitting attack. Chicago's Early Wynn (16-6, 2.95 ERA. 116 K's) is the top pitcher in the AL. New York and Chicago have had the best pitching so far this season, so both teams have high hopes in the battle for the pennant.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           59  42  .584 ----    52    59  42 .584   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             59  45  .567  1.5          50  54 .481   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             55  44  .556  3.0          59  40 .596   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            50  50  .500  8.5          49  51 .490   79  75 .513
1959 Boston BOA              50  51  .495  9.0          44  57 .436   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         47  53  .470 11.5          50  50 .500   66  88 .429
1959 Baltimore BAA           47  56  .456 13.0          51  52 .495   74  80 .481
1959 Washington WAA          38  64  .373 21.5          43  59 .422   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     47   56  .456 23-29 24-27 12-16 35-40  9- 4 14-10     4-6     Won 2
BOA     50   51  .495 23-26 27-25  6- 8 44-43  3- 5  9-13     5-5     Won 1
CHA     55   44  .556 28-23 27-21 19-15 36-29  8- 0 21- 6     8-2     Won 2
CLA     59   42  .584 34-19 25-23  9-10 50-32  3- 5 17-14     6-4     Lost 1
DEA     59   45  .567 29-23 30-22 12- 8 47-37  2- 4 14-15     4-6     Lost 2
KCA     47   53  .470 24-29 23-24 10-10 37-43  6- 6  5-16     4-6     Lost 4
NYA     50   50  .500 24-20 26-30 11-17 39-33  3- 8 14-14     5-5     Won 1
WAA     38   64  .373 19-32 19-32  7- 7 31-57  3- 5 11-17     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  405  405  .500
HOME   204  201  .504
ROAD   201  204  .496
LEFT    86   91  .486
RIGHT  319  314  .504
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16 15-15  0- 0  0- 0    404   483  -79
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19 18-12  0- 0  0- 0    498   501   -3
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7 16-11  0- 0  0- 0    387   390   -3
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11 17-14  0- 0  0- 0    500   439  +61
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11 14-16  0- 0  0- 0    591   447 +144
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19 17-13  0- 0  0- 0    464   519  -55
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17 14-14  0- 0  0- 0    407   407   +0
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  7-23  0- 0  0- 0    426   491  -65

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 American League                 Date: 8/1/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 CLA  59  42    H.Kuenn   DEA .345  C.Maxwell DEA   32  C.Maxwell DEA  104
1959 DEA  59  45    A.Kaline  DEA .341  B.Allison WAA   31  A.Kaline  DEA   79
1959 CHA  55  44    P.Runnels BOA .321  R.Colavit CLA   29  R.Colavit CLA   75
1959 NYA  50  50    G.Woodlin BAA .314  W.Held    CLA   27  J.Jensen  BOA   69
1959 BOA  50  51    R.Maris   KCA .310  OTHERS TIED W   26  F.Malzone BOA   68
1959 KCA  47  53
1959 BAA  47  56    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 WAA  38  64    E.Wynn    CHA   16  M.Forniel BOA   10  B.Shaw    CHA 1.95
                    F.Lary    DEA   13  T.Lown    CHA    9  A.Ditmar  NYA 2.06
                    OTHERS TIED W   11  B.Loes    BAA    8  C.Pascual WAA 2.72
                                        T.Morgan  DEA    8  E.Wynn    CHA 2.95
                                        R.Duren   NYA    6  B.Turley  NYA 3.06
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Snyder  KCA   10  L.Aparici CHA   40  J.Bunning DEA  137
                    Y.Berra   NYA   10  B.Tuttle  KCA   15  H.Score   CLA  135
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  J.Jensen  BOA   10  C.Pascual WAA  132
                                        B.Allison WAA   10  E.Wynn    CHA  116
                                        OTHERS TIED W    9  F.Lary    DEA  114

1959 AL Standings and League Leaders

 July 16, 1959

   We're halfway through the month of July and the Cleveland Indians have wrestled 1st place in the AL away from the Detroit Tigers. The two teams have been trading the top spot back and forth the last couple of weeks. My Tigers have had a disappointing July (5-9) so far, but luckily the Indians (6-6) haven't been much better. 

   Detroit's Al Kaline, Charley Maxwell, and Harvey Kuenn are among the league leaders in the top 3 batting categories. Cleveland's Rocky Colavito and Woody Held have been bashing the ball for the Indians.  Chicago's Earyl Wynn (12-6) and Cleveland's Herb Score (10-4, 119 K's) are among the top pitchers in the league. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           48  34  .585 ----    69    47  35 .573   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             50  38  .568  1.0          42  46 .477   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             44  40  .524  5.0          48  36 .571   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            43  42  .506  6.5          42  43 .494   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           42  44  .488  8.0          45  41 .523   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              41  43  .488  8.0          38  46 .452   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         39  45  .464 10.0          36  48 .429   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          32  53  .376 17.5          41  44 .482   63  91 .409
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     42   44  .488 22-25 20-19 10-13 32-31  7- 3 12- 9     8-2     Won 1
BOA     41   43  .488 20-23 21-20  4- 6 37-37  3- 4  7-12     7-3     Won 1
CHA     44   40  .524 21-21 23-19 17-15 27-25  7- 0 20- 5     3-7     Lost 5
CLA     48   34  .585 26-14 22-20  9- 7 39-27  2- 4 12-12     5-5     Lost 1
DEA     50   38  .568 24-17 26-21  9- 7 41-31  2- 3 11-12     3-7     Lost 1
KCA     39   45  .464 19-23 20-22 10-10 29-35  6- 6  5-15     8-2     Lost 1
NYA     43   42  .506 22-16 21-26  8-14 35-28  3- 8 12-11     5-5     Won 2
WAA     32   53  .376 17-29 15-24  6- 7 26-46  3- 5 10-13     1-9     Won 1
TOTAL  339  339  .500
HOME   171  168  .504
ROAD   168  171  .496
LEFT    73   79  .480
RIGHT  266  260  .506
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      6-10 15-15 11-16 10- 3  0- 0  0- 0    348   387  -39
BOA      9- 4 14-16  9-19  9- 4  0- 0  0- 0    413   420   -7
CHA      8- 8 10-18 21- 7  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0    315   345  -30
CLA      7- 7 18-10 17-11  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0    409   347  +62
DEA      9- 6 16-12 20-11  5- 9  0- 0  0- 0    518   387 +131
KCA      6-10 14-11 10-19  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0    376   409  -33
NYA      9- 6 14-13 13-17  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0    332   347  -15
WAA      7-10 12-18 12-13  1-12  0- 0  0- 0    335   404  -69

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1959 American League                 Date: 7/16/1959
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1959 CLA  48  34    A.Kaline  DEA .345  C.Maxwell DEA   29  C.Maxwell DEA   90
1959 DEA  50  38    H.Kuenn   DEA .340  W.Held    CLA   26  A.Kaline  DEA   73
1959 CHA  44  40    B.Tuttle  KCA .335  R.Colavit CLA   24  W.Held    CLA   63
1959 NYA  43  42    P.Runnels BOA .326  B.Allison WAA   22  R.Colavit CLA   63
1959 BAA  42  44    G.Woodlin BAA .320  H.Killebr WAA   22  OTHERS TIED W   58
1959 BOA  41  43
1959 KCA  39  45    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1959 WAA  32  53    E.Wynn    CHA   12  M.Forniel BOA    9  A.Ditmar  NYA 1.99
                    F.Lary    DEA   11  B.Loes    BAA    6  B.Shaw    CHA 2.11
                    H.Score   CLA   10  T.Lown    CHA    6  J.Harshma BOA 2.67
                    J.Bunning DEA   10  T.Morgan  DEA    6  C.Pascual WAA 2.76
                    C.Pascual WAA   10  R.Duren   NYA    5  B.Turley  NYA 3.06
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    S.White   BOA    7  L.Aparici CHA   32  H.Score   CLA  119
                    L.Doby    CHA    7  B.Tuttle  KCA   14  J.Bunning DEA  115
                    G.Strickl CLA    7  B.Allison WAA   10  C.Pascual WAA  103
                    B.Cerv    KCA    7  J.Jensen  BOA    9  W.Ford    NYA   99
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  F.Throneb WAA    8  E.Wynn    CHA   88
 

 

1959 AL Game: Det. @ Cle. and Standings

 July 12, 1959

   The Cleveland Indians also took the 2nd game of today's double header 9-6. The game wasn't as close as the score indicated. Once again it was Woodie Held that beat Detroit. Held hit a grand slam homerun in the 4th inning and finished the game with 6 RBI. 

   A note from this game: Detroit turned a 5-4-3 Triple Play in the 7th inning. Both teams started what were normally relief pitchers in the contest and Cleveland's Al Cicotte got the Win. Tom Morgan couldn't get through the 4th and took the Loss By sweeping the doubleheader the Indians now lead Detroit by 1.5 games. 

BOXSCORE: 1959 Detroit Tigers At 1959 Cleveland Indians             7/12/1959
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Yost 3B           3  2  1  0 .292     G.Strickland 3B     4  1  1  0 .273  
  H.Kuenn RF          3  1  1  0 .345     V.Power 1B          5  1  2  0 .284  
  A.Kaline CF         5  0  2  2 .352     M.Minoso LF         3  2  2  1 .277  
  C.Maxwell LF        4  1  1  2 .286     T.Francona CF       3  1  0  1 .300  
  R.Wilson C          5  0  2  0 .314     R.Colavito RF       3  0  0  0 .257  
  G.Zernial 1B        1  0  0  0 .229     W.Held SS           3  1  2  6 .280  
  D.Sisler P          0  0  0  0 .400     E.Fitz Gerald C     4  0  2  0 .270  
B-N.Chrisley PH       1  0  0  0 .208     J.Baxes 2B          4  1  1  1 .289  
  P.Burnside P        0  0  0  0 .000     A.Cicotte P         3  2  3  0 .778  
C-L.Berberet PH       1  0  1  0 .221     G.Bell P            1  0  1  0 .261  
  B.Smith P           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Perry P           0  0  0  0 .450  
D-B.Osborne PH        1  0  0  0 .162                                          
  F.Bolling 2B        4  0  0  0 .286                                          
  R.Bridges SS        3  1  0  0 .293                                          
  T.Morgan P          1  0  0  0 .375                                          
A-G.Harris 1B         3  1  2  2 .195                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6 10  6                 Totals      33  9 14  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Morgan In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sisler In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Burnside In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 4  -  6 10  0
Indians......... 2 2 0  5 0 0  0 0    -  9 14  0
 
Tigers (49-37)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Morgan LOSS(3-4)        3 1/3  10   7   7   1   0   1   4.88
D.Sisler                  1 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   1   2.55
P.Burnside                2       1   0   0   1   1   0   1.23
B.Smith                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.54
Totals                    8      14   9   9   3   2   2
 
Indians (48-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Cicotte WIN(2-3)        5       3   1   1   5   0   0   5.94
G.Bell HOLD(1st)          3       3   2   2   2   2   1   3.70
J.Perry                   1       4   3   3   1   1   1   2.45
Totals                    9      10   6   6   8   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,901 DATE- Sunday, July 12th 1959 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Eddie Rommel, Johnny Stevens
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10  Indians: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2  Indians: 1
TRIPLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Indians: 0
DOUBLES- E.Yost(14th), A.Kaline(16th), V.Power(18th)
HOME RUNS- C.Maxwell(29th), G.Harris(7th), W.Held(24th), J.Baxes(10th)
RBIs- A.Kaline-2(72nd), C.Maxwell-2(90th), G.Harris-2(20th), M.Minoso(43rd),
      T.Francona(20th), W.Held-6(59th), J.Baxes(26th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Minoso
WALKS- E.Yost-2, H.Kuenn-2, C.Maxwell, G.Zernial, F.Bolling, R.Bridges,
       G.Strickland, R.Colavito, W.Held
HIT BY PITCH- T.Francona
STRIKE OUTS- C.Maxwell, R.Wilson, B.Osborne, T.Francona, R.Colavito
GIDP- F.Bolling, V.Power-2
2-out RBI- W.Held-6, A.Kaline
RLISP 2-out- R.Wilson, E.Fitz Gerald, T.Francona, C.Maxwell, H.Kuenn, F.Bolling
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 9  Indians: 3 for 10
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Detroit turns a triple play!
 
Woodie Held collected 4 RBI with one swing of the bat as the Cleveland Indians
defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 9 to 6 at Cleveland Stadium.
 
Held enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He laced a one-base hit plating two runs
in the 1st inning and hit a 'grand salami' to the delight of his teammates in
the 4th inning.  Detroit made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to
push the needed runs across.  
 
Al Cicotte(2-3) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Tom Morgan(3-4)
was the losing pitcher.  Cleveland knocked him around a bit, as he gave up 7
runs in 3 and 1/3 innings.  
 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1959 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1959 Cleveland CLA           48  33  .593 ----    70    47  34 .580   89  65 .578
1959 Detroit DEA             49  37  .570  1.5          42  44 .488   76  78 .494
1959 Chicago CHA             44  39  .530  5.0          47  36 .566   94  60 .610
1959 New York NYA            41  42  .494  8.0          41  42 .494   79  75 .513
1959 Baltimore BAA           41  43  .488  8.5          44  40 .524   74  80 .481
1959 Boston BOA              40  42  .488  8.5          37  45 .451   75  79 .487
1959 Kansas City KCA         38  44  .463 10.5          35  47 .427   66  88 .429
1959 Washington WAA          31  52  .373 18.0          39  44 .470   63  91 .409